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Correct the ink drop position for bidirectional printing
When the condition for printing (media thickness/head height/etc.) has been changed, perform the following
operation to correct the ink drop position for bidirectional (Bi) printing and obtain the proper printing result.
Example of a Drop Position correct Printed Pattern
1
Set a media on the machine and set a printing origin. ( P.2-5)
2
Press the key in LOCAL.
3
Press to select the setup.
4
Press the key.
5
Press the key.
6
Press to select the resolution.
• Setting value: Y600dpi / Y900dpi / Y1200dpi
• Perform correction for all resolutions.
7
Press the key.
8
Press the key to start pattern printing.
• Test pattern is printed. (The printed patterns are called Pattern 1,
Pattern 2, Pattern 3... in the order of printing.)
• When the toggle print function is enabled, select the area to perform test printing. For the selecting
procedure, refer to "Print functions with printing area selection" in P.3-20 "Starting toggle printing".
The dots at the fourth position counted from the zero
position in the positive direction form a straight line.
In this case, the dot position correction value is 4.0.
Output
direction
SETUP
DROP . POS c o r r e c t [ ENT ]
SETUP
DROP . POS c o r r e c t [ ENT ]
DROP . POS c o r r e c t
:Y600dp i
DROP . POS c o r r e c t
:Y600dp i
DROP . POS c o r r e c t
PR I NT [ ENT ]
** PRINTING **
PLEASE WA I T